debate on the issues that matter to Toronto women. On September 10th, the five mayoral frontrunner (Rob Ford, Joe Pantalone, Rocco Rossi, George Smitherman, and Sarah Thomson) will be joining us. Here are

, 10,000 rallied in Toronto against the Rob Ford agenda on April 9, and 4.5 million more from coast to

Council puts stipulations on garbage privatization|Socialist Worker|June 2011facebooktwitterhomesubscribesubmit a reportsend a letterdonatecontactarchiveinternational socialistsSocialist Worker | issue 531 | June 2011TweetTORONTOCouncil puts stipulations on garbage privatizationby Steve CraigToronto Mayor Rob Ford succeeded in getting initial support from City Council to privatize waste collection from Yonge Street to the east Etobicoke border, but this battle is not finished.Councillor Ana Bailao’s motion—adopted despite Ford’s opposition—promises that there will be an independent review of private bids to ascertain whether Ford’s plan is in fact cheaper than city run services. The second defeat for Ford came with the adoption of a motion by Councillor Josh Matlow to ban Progressive Waste Solutions (PWS), a company that snapped up former city manager Geoff Rathbone who was the brainchild of the initial privatization recommendation report made while working for the city.There is speculation that PWS may sue the

Council has rejected attempts by homophobic mayor Rob Ford to deny funding to Pride Toronto.We welcome the

, 2010Tags: Equal Voice Toronto, George Smitherman, Joe Pantalone, Rob Ford, Rocco Rossi, Sarah Thomson dampened when we got word that the front-runner in the polls, Rob Ford, was not going to be joining us

February 10, Rob Ford and his friends on the handpicked Budget Committee of City Council got a first taste cops and arrests.» Read moreGive Rob Ford and his New Council the Welcome they DeserveSubmitted by ocap on Wed, 11/24/2010 - 04:34.Actions and DemonstrationsRally to give Rob Ford and his New Council the , across the world, austerity measures are being imposed on working people and the poor. Rob Ford is more are unaffordable in his eyes. However, the cops can expect a whole reservoir of gravy from Rob Ford

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Rally to give Rob Ford and his imposed on working people and the poor. Rob Ford is more than ready to play his part in this vicious unaffordable in his eyes. However, the cops can expect a whole reservoir of gravy from Rob Ford, just as the

examined in the report, such as the recent election of Rob Ford as mayor of Toronto.A federal election is

Greig -Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has long presented himself andnow his administration as the champion of

Thousands rally against Ford Nation|Socialist Worker|May 2011facebooktwitterhomesubscribesubmit a reportsend a letterdonatecontactarchiveinternational socialistsSocialist Worker | issue 530 | May 2011TweetPUBLIC SERVICESThousands rally against Ford Nationby Pam JohnsonOn April 9, 10,000 people mobilized in Toronto to protest the cuts and privatization agenda of Mayor Rob Ford. In the biggest demonstration since the G20 last summer, trade unionists and community groups came together to say no to Ford Nation.Called the “Rally for Respect,” the idea of the protest was to bring the spirit of Wisconsin, where thousands of public sector workers stood up to attacks on their rights in February, to Toronto where Ford has vowed to cut and privatize public services and jobs.Out in force were transit workers, members of Amalgamated Transit Workers Union. Ford has already cut bus routes and led the charge in making the TTC an essential service. His first act as mayor was to kill the Transit City plan.Ford has vowed to privatize